Contact Information:
Robert Mseteka, Lead Sanitarian II (Food & Business Operation Safety)
Joe Gabriel, Sanitarian II
Tom Solury, Sanitarian II
203-346.3903
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
The Environmental Health Division is a code enforcement agency that insures the health and wellbeing of Waterbury residents through code enforcement and compliance with City, State, and Federal regulations for food service establishments.
Food service establishments include restaurants, grocery stores, bars, taverns, schools, private clubs, mobile vendors, seasonal and temporary operations. They are routinely inspected based upon their classification to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Connecticut Public Health Code, Section 19-13-B40, the FDA Food Code, and the City of Waterbury Sanitary Code.
New food service establishments must be inspected and approved prior to opening. Inspections focus on food protection, food handling, cleanliness, upkeep and personal hygiene practices. All food establishments, including temporary vendors, must obtain a license from the Waterbury Department of Public Health to operate.
APPLICATION FORMS
APPLICATION FOR ALL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS:
https://www.waterburyct.org/filestorage/103431/108867/109678/Food_Service_Application_072011.pdf
APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY FOOD PERMITS:
https://www.waterburyct.org/filestorage/103431/108867/109678/Temporary_Food_Permits_20130305.pdf
RELEVANT FOOD CODES
FDA FOOD CODE 2022:
https://www.fda.gov/food/retail-food-protection/fda-food-code
CT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOOD PROTECTION REGULATIONS:
https://portal.ct.gov/dph/food-protection-program/regulations
CT PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATIONS-CHAPTER 368A:
https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368a.htm
CT PUBLIC HEALTH REGUALTIONS - 2023 ADDITIONS TO REGULATIONS:
https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Search/getDocument?guid=%7B20535F86-0000-CB13-85A8-27AB236E0620%7D
CT COTTAGE FOOD OPERATOR GUIDELINES:
https://portal.ct.gov/cottagefood
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
CONNECTICUT DEPARMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH:
Provides information in multiple languages pertaining to food establishments during food emergencies.
https://portal.ct.gov/dph/food-protection-program/food-emergencies?language=en_US
Food Emergencies may include:
POWER OUTAGES:
https://portal.ct.gov/dph/-/media/departments-and-agencies/dph/dph/foodprotection/emergency-documents/power-outage/guidelines-for-safely-reopening.pdf?rev=6a066b6befb04ac0acfbbadadae10cc9&hash=076A077006B9BF66D975638C12D1B312
GENERATOR USE FOR FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS DURING A POWER OUTAGE:
https://portal.ct.gov/dph/-/media/departments-and-agencies/dph/dph/foodprotection/pdf/fsegeneratorpdf.pdf?rev=fdc5a65f717f44669b771b24e7aa6444&hash=55017B8906CBD2F28F6010B9B8D6CBBD
BOIL WATER/CONTAMINATED WATER:
https://portal.ct.gov/dph/-/media/departments-and-agencies/dph/dph/foodprotection/pdf/wateremerfoodestpdf.pdf?rev=7d385429cf4347c7921639ba284efe84&hash=955650B32B0149B2B48827D2157A1198
CONNECTICUT RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION TRAINING CLASSES:
Training including ServSafe Manager, ServSafe Food Handler, ServSafe Allergen
https://www.ctrestaurant.org/servsafe